Spinning paper towel holder

Abstract

The invention is a spinning roll dispenser product for dispensing items from a roll, for example a roll of paper towels. The product holds the roll on a spindle and spins around a spindle axis as the items are pulled from the roll. The product has a plurality of wheels and a tapered spindle portion for holding and dispensing the items.

1. A spinning dispenser product for dispensing items from a roll, for example a roll of paper towels, the roll having items wound around a central passage so that items can be dispensed from the roll by removing an outermost item from the roll, the product comprising:
 a base, 
 the base, in use, supporting the roll; 
 a spindle extending outward from the base along a spindle axis; 
 at least part of the spindle, in use, extending into the central passage and positioning the roll for dispensing; 
 the spindle comprising a tapered portion proximal the base, 
 the tapered portion being sized to frictionally engage the central passage when the roll is positioned for dispensing; 
 a plurality of wheels,
 each wheel from the plurality of wheels having a wheel axis, each wheel axis extending substantially radially outward from the spindle axis and substantially perpendicular to the spindle axis, and 
 
 the plurality of wheels supporting the base in spaced-apart relation to a support surface so that the product spins around the spindle axis on the plurality of wheels when an item is dispensed from the roll of items. 
 
   
   
     2. The product of  claim 1  wherein the spindle further comprises:
 a spindle head, 
 the head being connected to the spindle distal the base; and 
 the head being sized to loosely guide the central passage and to substantially align the roll with the spindle axis.